The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being Symptoms in the Elderly: A Single-Blind Randomized-Controlled Study

Istanbul Aydın University

Status: Completed

Conditions: The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being Symptoms in the Elderly

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05576558

Istanbul AU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups according to the randomization list previously prepared by the researchers. All participants were first informed about the study and their informed consent was obtained. Participant Information Form, Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were filled out by all participants.

The elderly in the intervention group were divided into 5 groups of 10 and a time was determined for the session in cooperation with the participants in each subgroup. A 60-minute therapy session was administered by the occupational expert. The applications were carried out in a total of 7 sessions as a daily session. The control group was not subjected to any application. Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were refilled for the second time in all elderly on the 7th day after the application.

Full description

Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups according to the randomization list previously prepared by the researchers. All participants were first informed about the study and their informed consent was obtained. Participant Information Form, Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were filled out by all participants.

The elderly in the intervention group were divided into 5 groups of 10 and a time was determined for the session in cooperation with the participants in each subgroup. A 60-minute therapy session was administered by the occupational expert. The applications were carried out in a total of 7 sessions as a daily session. The control group was not subjected to any application. Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were refilled for the second time in all elderly on the 7th day after the application.

Enrollment: 3 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The elderly, who agreed to participate in the study,
• were aged 60 and over, were cooperative,
• had no communication problems,
• and did not receive any training, course, or practice on coping with anxiety, tension, and stress were included in the sample.

Exclusion Criteria: